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MECHANICAL MUSICAL INSTRUMENT, No. 298,066. Patented May 6, 1884.

UNITED STATES PATENT @EEICE.

GEORGE H. GHINNOOK, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

MECHANICAL MUSICAL iNSTRUIViENTs,

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent NO. 298,066, dated May 6, 1884-.

Application filed November 29, 18812.

is a specification.

My invention is applicable generally to musical instruments wherein the operation of sound producing devices is controlled by traveling music sheets, cards, or tablets; but it more particularly relates to instruments in which the operation of the sound-producing devices is controlled by aperforated musicsheet traveling over a rest wherein are ducts leading to the sound-producing devices. In instruments-of this class a single sheet of perforated paper is carried by two rollers on opposite sides of the rest, and in playing is unwound from one roller and wound upon the other roller. After the sheet has been drawn across the rest and its tune or tunes played, it has heretofore been necessary to rewind the sheet before repeating the music during which time the sound-producing devices are silent.

The principal object of my invention is to avoid the delay entailed in rewinding; and to this end the invention consists in the combination, in a musical instrument, with soundproducing devices and two music sheets, cards,or tablets, of rests for said sheets,cards, or tablets, means for movingthe sheets. cards, or tablets simultaneously in either direction, and devices whereby either of the music sheets, cards, ortablets may be rendered inoperative.

The invention also consists in the combination of two rests for traveling music sheets,

nation of two rests for traveling music sheets,

cards, or tablets, sound-producing devices, two sets of ducts leading from said [rests to conduct air to the sound-producing devices,

and devices for closing said sets of ducts,con-' nectecl together so that either set may be 7 closed and the other simultaneously opened.

The invention also consists in the combina- (No model.)

] tion of sound-producing devices, two musicsheets, cards, or tablets, and rollers for moving the same to control the operation of the sound producing devices, two rests for said sheets,

cards, or tablets, and devices for simultaneously reversing the direction of rotation of said rollers and rendering either music sheet, card, or tablet inoperative.

The invention also consists in the combination of two rests for traveling music sheets, cards, or tablets, rollers for moving said sheets, cards, or tablets, sounding-producing devices, ducts leading from said rests to conduct air to the sound-producing devices, and devices for simultaneously closing the ducts leading from either rest, and for reversing thedirection of rotation of the rollers.

The invention also consists in the combination of sound-producing devices, two'rests for traveling music sheets, cards, or tablets, and air-ducts leading from said rests, rollers--one upon each side of said restsfor moving the sheeis,cards, or tablets, and devices for simultaneously reversing the direction of rotation of the rollers and closing the ducts leading from either rest.

The invention also consists in the combination of two rests, and air-ducts leading therefrom, rollers-one on each side of said restsfor moving two sheets, cards, or tablets over the rests, a driving-shaft common to both rollers, and devices for simultaneously effecting the engagement of one roller with and the disengagement of the other roller from said shaft, and for closing one set of airducts and opening the other set.

The invention also consists in the combination, in a musical instrument, of two rollers, a driving-shaft provided with two screws or worms of reverse pitch, worm-wheels with which said screws engage, clutches connecting said worm-wheels with said rollers,and devices for simultaneously operating said clutches to release one roller from and connect the other roller with its W0llll-Wl1Q6l.

The invention also consists in the combination,with sound-producing devices, two music sheets, cards, or tablets for controlling their operation, and two rests arranged side by side for said sheets, cards, or tablets, of means for moving said sheets, cards, or tablets simultaneously in either direction, and devices whereby either of them may be rendered inoperat It may be swung upward to permit themnsietive.

The invention also consists in the combination of two rests arranged side by side, and air-conduits leading therefrom, rollers for operating two traveling music sheets, cards, or tablets, slides for closing said air-ducts, and devices for simultaneously reversing the direction of rotation of said rollers and moving said slides to open the ducts in one rest and close the ducts in the other rest.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a plan of amusical instrument embodying my invention, wherein the two rests are arranged side by side in the same plane, the cover of the case being turned back. Fig. 2 represents a transverse vertical section of said instrument upon the plane of the dotted line w to, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 represents a transverse section of the rest and the reedboard above the same. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section of a clutch-connection between one of the rollers and its shaft. Fig. i represents a plan of an instrument, also embodying my invention, in which the rests are one above the other, and in which the cover of the case is turned back. Fig. 5 represents a vertical section on the dotted line :1; a", Fig. 4; and Fig. 6 represents a vertical section on the dotted line 3 y, Fig. 5.

Similar letters of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Referring first to Figs. 1, 2, and 3, A designates the outer case of the instrument, which is provided with a hinged cover, A, and B designates the inner frame or case, which contains and supports the various parts of the instrument. The bottom of the inner frame or case, I as here shown, forms the fixed board of an air chamber or receiver, 0, of which 0 designates the movable board. To the said movable board are attached the bellows or feeders 0 which are only shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2. The bellows or feeders may be constructed either to exhaust air from or con'lpress air in the receiver or air-chamber C, the valves being suitably arranged.

D designates the main driving-shaft of the instrnment,which is provided at one end with a handcrank, D, and at the other end with a small crank, a, from which the bellows or feeders C are operated by a pitman, 1). (Shown in Fig. 1.) The air chamber or receiver 0 has an upwardly-extending portion, G, the top of which forms two rests, C G, which are side by side and in line.

E E designate the two music sheets, cards, or tablets which pass over the rests O C and control the operation of the sound-producing devices. The musicsheets here shown consist simply of perforated paper, such as is commonly used for the purpose. and their ends are attached to two rollers, F F, arranged on opposite sides of the rest in a well-known manner. Above the rests is areed-board, G, which, as shown, is secured by hinges b at one end and by catches or bolts 0 at the other end.

sheets to be introduced between it and the rests. The reed-board G is provided with reed-ducts d d, containing reeds, which are the sound-producing devices here represented. The reeds and reed-ducts are arranged in two rows, those in each row being placed interme diately between those of the other row, and opposite the two rows of reed-ducts are slits or openings 0, formed in the rests C C".

In the reed-board G are two slides, H II, which, as here shown, are formed in a single piece, and which are provided with perforations corresponding to the reed-ducts d (7., and so arranged that by shifting the slides either set of reed-ducts d or d may be opened while the other set is closed. In Fig. 2 the reed ducts d are open and the reeds therein may be operated, while the ducts d are closed and the operation of the reeds therein is precluded. Each roller F F is provided midway of its length with a flange, j, which separates the music-sheets FE and prevents them from riding one on the other or overlapping.

I will 110w describe the driving mechanism, which is very desirable; but other mechanism may be used.

Each roller has loose upon its shaft, and connected together, a worm-wheel, g. and a notched or perforated disk, 9; and 1/ designates a pin, which is adapted to slide longitudinally in the shaft of the roller, and which is bent outward and backward, so that it may engage with the notches or holes of its disk g. The pin forms a clutcheonnection between the disk 9 and the roller F or F, and is best shown in Fig. 3*.

In Fig. l the roller F is represented as dis connected from its disk and worm-wheel while the roller F is engaged with its own disk and wheel.

Upon the main shaft 1), which is common to both rollers, are right and left hand screws or worms 7:, which engage with the worm-wheels 1 The pins 5/ project beyond the end of the shafts of the rollers, as shown in Fig. 1, and by means of a reversing-lever, I, which may be operated by a stop-draw, i, and which is fulcrumed at i, the rotation of the rollers may be reversed. The slides 11 H are operated from the lever I through a second lever, I, connected with the slides at one end and with the lever I at the other end, and fulerumed at When the stop-draw t is thrust in, the slides H II are drawn out, and vice versa. The slides may be operated in any suitable manner, and instead of them other means may be employed for closing or opening certain of the air-ducts.

In the operation of my instrument the han dle Dis turned to the right, and the roller F, being connected with the driving mechanism, will be rotated positively and wind the musicsheets E E upon it, while the roller F willrotate freely as the sheets are drawn from it. The music-sheet IE will at this time control the operation of the reeds in the ducts (1, while slidesH H will be shifted so as to open the reed-ducts (Z and close the ducts d. The reeds in the ducts dwill then be operated under control of the music-sheet E, while the sheet E will be inoperative. The tunes on the two music-sheets run in opposite directions, and it will therefore be seen that in whichever direction the sheets are moved one or the other will be moving in the properdirection to produce a tune. After playing the tune on one sheet, the direction of movement is reversed and the tune on the othersheetis played while rewinding the first-mentioned sheet. It will.

therefore be seen that I provide for playing while winding the music-sheets in either direction, and thus avoid the long delay usually entailed by rewinding, during which the reeds are silent.

Referring now to Figs. 4, 5, and 6, A A designate the outer case, and B the inner case or frame.

0 designates the chamber or receiver, of which 0 designates the movable board, and from which air is exhausted by bellows O. The bellows might, however, be adapted to compress air in the receiver 0.

D designates the driving-shaftf provided with the hand-crank D and a crank, a,whereby the bellows are operated through a pitman, I).

F F designate the two rollers which carry the perforated music-sheets E E, and which are each. provided with a loose worm-wheel, g, and notched or perforated disk, 9, which may be connected with it by the pin g*, as be fore described with reference to Figs. 1, 2, and 3.

The shaft D is provided with right and left hand worms or screws h, engaging with the worm-wheels g, and the driving mechanism may be at any time reversed by shifting the reversing-lever I by a stop-draw, t, said lever being pivoted at 2".

(J designates upwardly-extending portions of the receiver 0, and between them is secured a reed-board, J, provided with ducts d, eX- tending directly through from top to bottom. The upper and lower surfaces of the reedboard form rests 0* G in contact with which the. music-sheets E E move, one above and the other below the reed-board.

In the reed-board J are two passages, j, which communicate with the extensions 0 and with the air-ducts d by openings j, and in these openings are placed the reeds In the upper and lower part of the reedboard J are slides H H, which are provided with openings corresponding to the air-ducts d, and these slides are connected by rods is with opposite ends of a lever, Z, so that as said lever is oscillated on its fulcrum one slide is drawn out and the other is pushed in.

To the lever Z is connected one end of the lever I, the other end of which is connected with the lever I.

As here shown, the roller F is connected with its driving mechanism,while the roller F runs free. The lower slide, H, is open,while the upper slide, H, is closed. Consequently, the reeds will be operated under control of the lower sheet, E. while the upper sheet will be inoperative- When the stop draw t is pulled out, the roller F will be freed from its driving mechanism, while the roller E will be connected therewith. The slide H will then be opened and the slide H closed, and the lower sheet, E, will then be inoperative, while the upper sheet, E, will control the operation of the reeds. Therefore it will be seen that the direction of movement of the music-sheets may be reversed instantly.

The sheets E E are wound on the rollers F F one over the other; but they may be wound on separate rollers, if desired.

What I claim as of my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a musical instrument, the combination, with sound-producing devices and two musicsheets, cards, or tablets for controlling their operation, of rests for said sheets, cards, or tablets, means for moving the sheets, cards, or tablets simultaneously in either direction, and devices whereby either of the music sheets, cards, or tablets may be rendered inoperative, substantially as and for the purpose herein described.

2. In a musical instrument, the combination of two rests for traveling music sheets, cards, or tablets, sound producing devices, ducts leading from said rests to conduct air to the sound-producing devices, and means for closing the ducts from either rest while the others remain open, substantially as and for purpose herein described.

3. In a musical instrument, the combination of two rests for traveling music sheets, cards, or tablets, sound-producing devices, two sets of ducts leading from said rests to conduct air to the sound-producing devices, and devices for closing said sets of ducts, conclosed and the other set simultaneously opened, substantially as and for the purpose herein described.

4. In a musical instrument, the combination of sound-producing devices, two music sheets, cards, or tablets, and rollers for moving the same to control the operation of the sound-producing devices, two rests for said sheets, cards, or tablets, and devices for simultaneouslyreversing the direction of rotation nected together so that either set may be,

of saibbrollers, and rendering either sheet,

card, or tablet inoperative, substantially as and for the purpose herein described.

5. In a musical instrun'ient, the combination of two rests for traveling music sheets, cards, or tablets, rollers for moving said sheets, cards, or tablets, sound-producing devices, duels leading from said rests to conduct air to the sound-producing devices, and devices for simultaneously closing the ducts leading from either rest and for reversing the direction of rotation of the rollers, substantially as and for the purpose herein described.

6. In a musical instrument, the combination of sound-producing devices, two rests for traveling music sheets, cards, or tablets, and air-ducts leading from said rests, two rollers one upon each side ol'said reststor moving the sheets, iards, ortablets, and devices torsimnltaneously reversing the direction of rotation ot'the rollers and closing the ducts leading from either rest. substantially as and for the purpose herein described.

7. In a musical instrument, the combination of two rests and air-ducts leading therefrom, rollers-one on each side of said rests for moving two music sheets, cards, or tablets over the rests, a driving-shaft common to both rollers, and devices for simultaneously effecting the engagement of one roller with and the disengagement of the other roller from said shalt, and for closing one set of air-ducts and opening the other set, sul'istantially as and for the purpose herein described.

8. In a musical instrument, the combination of two rollers, a driving-shaft provided with two screws or worms of reverse pitch, worm-wheels with which said screws engage, clutches connecting said worm -wheels with said rollers, and devices for sin'iultaneously operating said clutches to release one roller from and connect the other roller with its wormwheel, substantially as herein described.

9. In a musical instrument, the combination with sound-producing devices, two music sheets. cards, or tablets, for controlling their operation, and two rests arranged side by side for said sheets, cards, or tablets, of means for moving said sheets, cards,'or tablets simultaneously in either direction, and devices whereby either of them may be rendered inoperative, substantially as and for the purpose herein described.

10. In a musical instrument, the combina tion of two rests arranged side by side, and air-ducts leading therefrom, rollers for operating two traveling music sheets, cards, or tablets, slides for closing said air-ducts, and devices for simultaneously reversing the direct-ion ot'rotation of said rollers and moving said slides to open the dnctst'rom one rest and close the ducts from the other rest, substantially as and for the purposeherein described.

GEO. II. GI-IINNOOK.

\Vitnesses:

JOIIANN THEODOIR MEYER, J GEN Trrourson. 

